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French civic exam 2026, Principles and values of the Republic
The principle of equality means that...
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
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Le principe d’égalité signifie que :
The principle of equality means that...
Answer. All people have the same rights, and the law is the same for everyone.
Toutes les personnes ont les mêmes droits et la loi est la même pour tous.
The 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen states that human beings are born free and equal in rights. No one has more rights than anyone else because of their birth, origin or religion.
The official text that proves it
« Les hommes naissent et demeurent libres et égaux en droits. Les distinctions sociales ne peuvent être fondées que sur l'utilité commune. »
Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be based only on common usefulness.
In French, with its English meaning.
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